Carrier vehicle structure



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Dec. 7, 1937. D. REYNOLDS 2,101,344 CARRIER VEHICLE STRUGTUI KE FiledFeb. 11, 1935 ll Sheets-Sheet ll INVENTOR.

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Patented Dec. 7, 1937 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to carrier vehicles, such as railroad cars; andmore particularly to the construction of the side and end walls.

. It is one of the objects of this invention to provide a metalsuperstructure for such cars, which is light and yet has great strength.

It is another object of this invention to provide a construction of thischaracter that is inexpensive without sacrifice of strength anddurability.

It is another object of this invention to provide a structure of thecharacter specified, of sheet metal formed to provide columnarconstruction,

whereby substantially standard structural forms may be used, which are-capable of being made with great accuracy, in shops equipped withappropriate machinery and tools.

It is still another object of this invention to provide units of thischaracter that can be quickly assembled by the purchaser, without thenecessity of using rivets or any special parts.

It is still another object of this invention to make it possible easilyto reclaim' these sheet metal parts without loss or damage foradditional use in the event that the vehicle is rebuilt.

It is another object of this invention to provide simplicity in generalfor vehicle constructions.

It is still another object of this invention to make it possible to coator treat the sections or units 'for protection and appearance,economically and easily.

It is still another object of this invention to provide a structure forthe side and end walls of railroad vehicles, to which inner wearingmaterials or heat insulation (for refrigerator cars) can be readilyattached.

This invention possesses many other advantageaand has other objectswhich may be made more easily apparent from a consideration of severalembodiments of the invention. For this 49 purpose there are shown a fewforms in the drawings accompanying and forming part of the presentspecification. These forms shall now be described in detail,illustrating the general principles of the invention; but it is to beunderstood 4 that this detailed description is not to be taken in alimiting sense, since the scope of the inven- Fig. 4 is an enlarged endview of the superstructure of the car shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 5 is an enlarged transverse sectional view of the car shown in Fig.1, half of the section being through the cargo compartment and the otherhalf through the ice compartment;

Fig. 6 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of a portion'of theside, corner, and end wall sections of a car embodying the invention;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged sectional detail illustrat- 1O ing the manner inwhich the units or sections are joined together;

Figs. 8 and 9 are similar to Figs. 6 and 7 respectively, butillustrating the manner in which heat insulation material can befastened to the inside 15 of the wall sections;

Figs. 10 and 11 are views similar to Figs. 6 and 7 but showing a furthermodification of the manher in which the sections are joined together;

Figs. 12 and 13 are enlarged horizontal sec- 20 tional sections of theabutting metal units illustrating two forms of the sealing stripsdisposed between abutting sections;

Fig. 14 is a perspective view illustrating in appropriate relationship,a comer unit and adjacent 25 wall units; a

Fig. l5-is an enlarged transverse sectional view of a portion of thevehicle embodying the invention;

Fig. 16 is a fragmentary elevation of a portion n of the vehicle shownin Fig. 15;

Fig. 17 is an enlarged horizontal sectional view of the end wall of avehicle illustrating a single unit member for forming this end wall;

'Figs. 18, 19, 20 and 21 are various detail sectional views illustratinghow the side wall sections or units may be attached to the roofstructure of the vehicle;

Fig. 22 is a plan view of a sheet metal strip used in the modificationillustrated in Fig. 19; and 0 Figs. 23 and 24 are perspective views ofthe foot members or brackets utilized in the form of the invention shownin Figs. 15 and 16.

The external-appearance of a vehicle utilizing the invention is shownmost clearly in Figs. 1,

- 3 and 4. In these figures, no attempt is made to show 'any detailedstructure. Furthermore, in Figs-3 and 4, the trucks are not indicated,as the invention involves mainly the superstructure.

This superstructure includes the side walls I,

erally at 4. The central beam structure 5 is shown in Figs. 1 and 5, aswell as the transverse I-beams 6. Since all of this type of constructionis standard and well understood, further description thereof isconsidered unnecessary.

Upon the substructure formed by elements 5 and 5, wood beams 1 (Figs. 5and 15) can be placed to support a floor structure shown generally at 8.Those wood beams v| which are at the extreme edges of the longitudinalstructure form the floor sills for the car.

The manner in which metal unitsare formed and joined together to formthe externalside walls will now be described. In this connectionreference is had particularly to Figs. 5, 6, 7, and 14.

Each of the side sections includes a thin metallic sheet 9 placed insubstantially vertical position. Each sheet can be provided with aseries of rather shallow depressions or corrugations such as indicatedat ID to provide stiffness. These sheets or sections are preferably madefrom some strong alloy, as an aluminum alloy or iron alloy. Each of themfurthermore is provided with side flanges I i turned at right angles tothe vertical sheet 9. In the present instance these flanges are shown asintegrally formed with the sheets 9, but of course other ways forforming these side flanges can be used. The sheets 9 forming theexterior wall units are made purposely narrow so that considerablerigidity is obtained by the aid of the side flanges These flanges alsoserve the purpose of joining the adjacent sections together.

Thus as shown most clearly in Figs. 6, '7 and 12, bolts or otherfastening means such as |2 can pass through appropriate apertures |2 inthe flanges H for holding the adjacent sections together. In order toensure against the entry of moisture into the vehicle, provisions aremade for sealing the place where the two flanges come together. For thispurpose, several strips |3 of such material as impregnated felt can beinterposed between the flanges These are sufficiently pliable andcompressible so that when the bolts |2 are tightened, an efllcientmoisture seal is provided.

However, in order to ensure still further against moisture or otherforeign matter from entering between the adjacent flanges, use is madeof a sealing strip l4. This sealing strip is made of folded overelements as shown most clearly in Fig. 12, and interposed between thelayers 3 of pliable material. Originally the two sections of the sealingstrip can be joined by a cylindrical loop l5 shown in dotted lines inFig. 12. After the sealing devicehas been assembled as shown in Fig. 12,the cylindrical portion I5 is flattened or swaged as by a hammer toassume the oval contour shown by reference character l6. There issufficient resistance in this flattened-over portion so that the loweredges I! are strongly and resiliently pressed against by the contiguousedges of sheets 9 due to these sheets being slightly deformed by theswaging of the portion l5.

In Fig. 13 an alternative form of metallic sealing strip is shown. Inthis case a T-section strip I9 is provided having an enlarged head l9.Normally the head |9 prior to the sealing operation is flat andperpendicular to the intermediate leg 23. For the purpose of sealing,the head I9 is hammered or swaged to the position shown in Fig. 13, theextreme'edges 2| being thereby urged strongly and resiliently againstthe adjacent edges of the sheet metal sections 9.

From this description it is clear how the metal sections can form asubstantially continuous external metallic wall structure. In order toattach this wall structure at the bottom of the vehicle body, each metalunit is provided with a downwardly extending portion 2| (Figs. 5, 14 and15). In the form shown in Fig. 5 this downwardly extending portion 2| isshown as attached to the metallic structural 2 bar section 22. Thissection extends along the bottom edge of the vehicle structure. placedin a horizontal position, one of the end flanges extending downwardlyfor connection with the extension 2|. The other vertical leg of themember 22 extends upwardly and can be joined to the wood beam 1.

In order to provide further strength to the structure, foot supports 23,24 (Figs. 5, 6, '7, 15, 16, 24) can be provided. These may be formed ofcastings or forgings and as shown most clearly in Fig. 24, each of themis provided with a bottom plate 25 and an upright portion 26,strengthened as by the vane or rib 21. The horizontal leg 25 can befastened as by bolts 28 (Figs. 6 and 7) to the horizontal portion of the2 bar 22. bolts 29 to the flanges ll) of the units. These foot members23-24 are placed one at each lower corner of each of the units 9. Thedownwardly extending portions 2| of thesections or units 9, overlappingthe vertical leg of the 2 bar 22, serve effectively as a moisture seal.

The top edge of thesections 9 can be attached to the top longitudinallyextending sill 33 as by the aid of a 2 bar 3| (Figs. 5, 15, 16). Thehorizontal portion of this 2 bar 3| is adapted to rest on the horizontalflanges 32 (Figs. 14 and 15) which are formed at the top of each of thesections. Joined to this horizontal flange 32 is a reflanged verticalportion or flange 33 offset from the vertical section 9 and disposedunderneath the inner vertical leg of the 2 bar 3|. The downwardlyextending vertical leg of this Z bar overlaps the top edges of theunits. The 2 bar 3| can be' attached to the sill member for forming asupport for the roof structure. It is apparent that this downwardlyextending vertical leg of the Z bar 3| forms a flashing to preventmoisture from entering the interior of the vehicle.

In order further to stiffen and fasten the tops of the sections 9 to thevehicle structure, foot members 34, 35 (Figs. 15, 16, 23) can beprovided. These are in general of the same character as the members 23and 24. They each have a vertical leg 36 fastened to the flanges II; aswell as horizontal portions 38 disposed immediately underneath thehorizontal member of the 2 bar 3|. Appropriate ribs or vanes 39 can beprovided to lend rigidity to the structure. Extending-upwardly above thehorizontal portion 33 of each of the members 35 is a vertical extension43 contacting the inside of the 'vertical flange 33 of the sections 9.Bolts 4| serve to fasten the elements 49, 33 and 3| together; and bolts42 serve to fasten the vertical portions 39 of the members 34 and 35 tothe flanges The ends of the vehicle can also be formed by the aid ofsheet metal sections of generally the same configuration as thatdescribed in connection with the side walls. One end section is shownmost clearly in Fig. 14. This end section has the vertical portion 43provided with the edge flanges 44 as well as the indentations orcorrugations 45 to lend stillness to the structure. The bottom edge ofthe section 43 has a down wardly extending portion 49 cooperating withan Its intermediate flange is The vertical leg 29 can be attached as byend 2 bar similar to Z bar 22. The top portion of section 43 has aninwardly directed'flange 41 and an upwardly directed flange 48. whichhowever, are both at a slant in order to accommodate the sloping roofline. The manner oi attachment however can be identical with thatdisclosed in Figs. 15 and 16.

Of course corner sections at each of the corners must be provided. Sucha section is illustrated in Figs. 6 and 14. This corner section 50 issimilar to the wall sections except that there is a right angled bendtherein at the corner 49. The sealing strips and cooperating elementsare of course interposed between each of the sections as heretoforedescribed, and as clearly shown in Fig. 6. Furthermore, foot members 23,24, are also provided in the bottom of these corner sections; andmembers such as 34-35 are also provided at the top, with appropriatechanges to contact with the angled top flanges 41.

This corner section 50 is shown to best advantage in Fig. 14. Thedepending portion serves the same purpose as the extending portions 2|and 46 of side and end sections. At the top of section 50, thoseportions 52 and 53 of the top flanges of course are slanting to providethe slanting configuration of the roof line.

Provisions for side doors are illustrated in Figs. 1 and 5. The sidedoor structures 54 are shown as swung on vertical pivots. The thresholdof the door opening can be formed by the threshold member 55. The sidesof the door opening can be formed by the aid of flanges H of theadjacent sections 9, and these flanges can be overlaid with the wooddoor iambs 56. The top of the door opening can be similarlyformed by awood top piece 51. This wood top piece serves as a base for a short 2bar 58 corresponding in shape to the Z bar 22 at the side edges of thecar. Upon this Z bar 58 are supported the units 59 of similarconstruction to, the units 9 but considerably shorter, as they extendonly from the top of the door opening to the bottom of the roofstructure.

The manner in which exterior side and end wall sections can serve tosupport the inner walls is illustrated most clearly in Figs. 6 and 7. Inthis form the inner wall structures are formed by wood strips 60, 6|.These wood strips serve to define the cargo space in the vehicle.

The strips 60, 6| are shown as attached to vertical wood members such ascolumns 62, 63, 64, 65, as by nailing or other appropriate fasteningde-' vices. These vertical columnsare in turn attached as by bolts 66 tosupplemental flanges 61 formed at the inner edges of the verticalflanges i i In order to provide protection and additional stiffnesstothe structure, these supplemental flanges 67 can have turned inflanges 68.

In the form shown in Figs. 8 and 9 the vehicle is intended to beinsulated against the trans-'- mission of heat into the cargocompartment as for example, when the vehicle is used as a refrigeratorcar. In this instance the vertical columns such as 62, 63, 64, 65, areattached to the flanges 67 as before. However, there are a plurality oflayers 69 of heat insulation material such as hairfelt or the like,which is overlaid by a series of wood strips 10. The layers 69 and 16are attached to the vertical posts or columns 62, 63, 6d, 65, as by theaid of long nails 1 i. In Fig. 5 heat insulation materials arerepresented as extending not only along the sides but also at the bottomof the car; and the left hand portion of this sectional view representsthe ice grates 12 and the screen 13 forming parts of the icecompartment. The right hand portion of the section of Fig. 5 shows thebulkhead construction 14 between the ice compartment and the cargocompartment.

In some instances it may be desirable to provide extra stiflness to thesections or units. One manner in which this can be accomplished is shownin Figs. and 11. In this form the corner sectional unit is shown as madefrom heavier gauge material than the adjacent sections. Furthermore, thecolumnar construction formed by the vertical flanges such as 16, ll ofthe sections 15 and 43 can be reinforced by the aid of a T bar 18. This1' bar has a central leg 18' disposed between the two sides of the sealstrip I9. The head member 60 of the T bar I1 is positioned on the insideof the wall structure and is adapted to contact with the vertical postssuch as 8|.

An alternative mode of forming the end of the car vehicle is illustratedin Fig. 17. In this case there is but one end section 82 made of heavygauge metal. This end section has vertical flanges 83 overlying theadjacent edges of the side sections 9. Furthermore, the end section 82can be fastened directly to the flanges H as by the bolts 84. A comervertical post or column 85 of special configuration can be provided atevery corner. Thus it can be grooved to accommodate the narrow flange 86turned inwardly of the flange I I, and can be fastened to this flange asby the aid of long through bolts 81.

Various forms of roof structures are indicated in Figs. 20 to 22inclusive. These figures illustrate the manner of joining the roofstructure to the side wall sections 9. In the form shown in Fig. 20, the2 bar 3| overlying the flanges 32 and 33 at the top of the section 9,serves as an anchor for the cross brace structure 98. Upon thisstructure are secured the longitudinal beams 89 which in turn supportthe sloping roof structure 90. The top of the roof structure can becovered by a sheet member 9|, having a depending flange 92 extendingover the top edge of the 2 bar 3|.

In the form shown in Figs. 19 and 21, the roof structure is shown asformed of sheet metal units 93 having depending vertical flanges 94.These sheet metal units can have deep corrugations for lending strengthto the structure. At its bottom surface the roof structure can beprovided with a frame 96 for further strengthening the struc ture.

The top of the unit 9 in this instance is formed merely witha flathorizontal flange 95. Upon 93. This is accomplished by the aid ofalongitudinally extending metal sheet strip 91 shown in Fig. 21. Thismetal sheet strip is riveted as by rivets- 98, through apertures 99. tothe roof structure 93. Spaced depressions Hill are formed in the sheetmetal unit to accommodate the heads of bolts lill passing throughapertures H32 in the member 91. I

At the inner edge of member 9? and.intermediate the hollows ordepressions Hill are depending flanges Hi3, extending over the back ofthe horizontal flange 95 of the sections 9.

It is apparent that in this form, the structure serves as a tie-in forthe two sides of the vehicle.

A somewhat similar arrangement is illustrated in Fig. 18. In this formthe section 9 has the horizontal flange 32 and vertical flange 33overlaid by the 2 bar 3|. The upright flange 33 and the upwardlyextending leg of 2 bar 3| are fastened to the structural angle iron I94upon which the corrugated metal roof structure units 15 are supported.Externally of the angle iron member I are the horizontal wood beams I08serving as an additional support for the roof structure. The roofstructure can be provided with a depending flange I01 providing a drippocket I08. A flashing I08 of sheet metal can be fastened to the beamIII! to extend underneath the top overhanging portion of the roofstructure, and into the drip pocket Hi8.

A simplified form of structure is shown in Fig. 22. In this form theunits 9 are not provided with any integral flanges at the top; insteadan angle iron H extends along the top of all of the units 9, and isfastened .to these units. The horizontal leg of theangle iron I I0serves as the support for a roof supporting plate I l I, having adepending flange H2. This depending flange H2 provides an eavestructure.

I claim:

1. In a super-structure, including a roof structure, for a cargo carhaving an underframe, an exterior wall formed of a plurality of sheetmetal sections with channel shaped sides and a vertical front surfacewith deformed portions to provide stiffness, means for connecting theadjoining sides -f adjacent sections, a metallic sealing member betweensaid sides adapted to be deformed to close the joint of the sides afterassembly, the connected sides forming posts, said posts terminating ontop of the under frame, brackets connecting the posts and theunderframe, the front surface of the section extending below the top ofthe underframe and being secured to said underframe, and a continuoustop member secured to the tops of said sections and adapted to supportthe roof structure.

2. In a super-structure, including a roof structure, for a cargo carhaving an underframe, an exterior wall formed of a plurality of sheetmetal sections with channel shaped sides and a vertical front surfacewith deformed portions to provide stiffness, means for connecting theadjoining sides of adjacent sections, a metallic sealing member betweensaid sides adapted to be deformed to close the joint of the sides afterassembly, the connected sides forming posts, said posts terminating ontop of the under frame, brackets connecting the posts and theunderframe,the front surface of the section extending below the top of theunderframe and being secured to said underframe, an inturned horizontalflange and reflanged vertical portion on the top of each section, acontinuous top member secured to the vertical portion,

and brackets connecting said posts and said top member, the top memberbeing adapted to support the roof structure.

3. Ina. double walled super-structure including a roofs'tructure for acargo car having an underframe, an exterior wall formed of a pluralityof sheet metal sections with channel shaped sides and a reentrantstiffening leg on the flange of said sides, the adjoining sides beingconnected to form the posts of the super-structure, a moisture sealbetween the connected sides, a nailing strip at each post substantiallyparallel therewith, means securing the nailing strip to the flanges ofsaid post, an inside wall, means securing said wall to said posts, meansto. secure the exterior wall to the underframe, and a top member securedto the exterior wall and adapted to support the roof structure.

4. A double walled structure having outside and inside walls, theoutside wall comprising a plurality of pressed metal sections, each witha substantially flat front surface with stiffening ribs formed thereinand channel shaped sides, means connecting the adjoining sides to formposts, a metallic seal between connected sides having a head adapted tobe deformed after assembly to close the joint between the sides, nailingstrips secured to the flanges of the posts, and an inside wall securedto said nailing strips.

5. In an exterior wall structure, a plurality of sheet metal sectionshaving side flanges and a horizontal top flange with a reflangedvertical portion, a continuous top member supported on the top of thesections, means connecting the ad joining side flanges to form posts.and brackets connecting said posts and said top member, the top memberbeing adapted to support a roof structure, each of said brackets havinga pair of legs substantially perpendicular to each other, one of saidlegs being adapted to be secured to a post, the other of said legs beingadapted to sup port the top member and having a substantiallyperpendicular flange to which the top member is adapted to. be secured.

6. In an exterior wall construction, a plurality of formed sheet metalsections with flanged sides, the sides abutting and adapted to befastened together to form a wall of said section, a moisture seal forthe joint between a pair of abutting sides consisting of a formed metalstrip adapted to be inserted between said sides and having an outercylii drical portion, the latter adapted to be flattene 1 after assemblyof the sections so as to contact the outer surface of the adjacentsections and to exert pressure against said surface, layers of pliablematerial between the sealing strip and the abutting sides, and means forfastening the sections together and for compressing said pliablematerial.

7. In a super-structure construction, having a roof structure, thecombination of a series of formed sheet metal sections with flangedsides, the sides abutting and being fastened together 'to form a wall ofsaid sections and a top plate member extending for substantially thelength of the wall and adapted to be attached to the top of said wall,there being a series of depressions in said member to receive theattachment means, a continuous surface adjacent one of its edges as wellas a discontinuous surface adjacent its other edge, said surfaces beingcoplanar and adapted to support the roof structure thereon and besecured thereto.

DAMIAN L. REYNOLDS.

